Forgotten Realms

Winkspire Hollow is an ancient, spiraling treehouse grown—not built—into the heartwood of Neverwinter’s deepest glade. Enchanted long ago by a now-forgotten circle of fey druids, it pulses faintly with lifeforce, its branches shifting slightly even when there is no wind. Once an observatory, then a prison, then a sanctuary, its current purpose is unknown—but one thing is certain: the tower sees. Locals say it chooses who may enter and when, often revealing cryptic dreams or visions at the hour of the blink—when its massive “eye” opens at the topmost bough. The forest around Winkspire is unusually quiet. Birds give the clearing a wide berth. Fireflies flicker in synchronized loops, forming runes that shimmer just long enough to vanish before translation. Climbing the tower is not difficult—the bark forms natural stairs and handholds—but the experience is disorienting. Gravity twists, whispers echo from within the branches, and climbing past a certain point affects one's memory.

The tower resembles a tree grown on a dare, with a patchwork of silvered pine, amber resin, and curling moss. Vines pulse with violet light, and at the top, a massive eye-shaped window of clear amber opens during the hourly 'blink', casting eerie beams of blue-green light into the forest.